Monstrously huge black hole devours an Earth-size chunk of matter every second By Harry Baker published 18 June 22 Astronomers in Australia have detected the brightest and fastest-growing black hole to have existed in the last 9 billion years.
China’s 'alien' signal almost certainly came from humans, project researcher says By Ben Turner published 17 June 22 Despite the false alarm, SETI researchers are still pretty sure we’re not alone in the universe.
Rogue black hole wandering Milky Way alone proves Einstein right again By Robert Lea published 17 June 22 Astronomers have directly measured the mass and velocity of an isolated black hole for the first time using gravitational lensing.
Scientists find remains of cannibalized baby planets in Jupiter's cloud-covered belly By Harry Baker published 16 June 22 A first-of-its-kind study into the inner workings of Jupiter has revealed that the gas giant fed on baby planets as it grew.
China says it may have received signals from aliens By Ben Turner published 15 June 22 The signals were detected in narrow-band radio frequencies, which typically only come from artificial sources.
Physicists link two time crystals in seemingly impossible experiment By Paul Sutter published 14 June 22 New time crystal achievement could help bridge classical and quantum physics.
Perseverance rover accidentally adopts hitchhiking 'pet rock' By Harry Baker published 10 June 22 NASA's perseverance rover has a "pet rock" that has been stuck in its front-left wheel for four months.
NASA joins hunt for UFOs By Ben Turner published 9 June 22 NASA says they will start studying the objects as soon as early fall
'Rubber-ducky' asteroid 200 million miles away holds building blocks of life By Ben Turner published 9 June 22 More than 20 types of amino acids were found on Ryugu
Weird type of fast radio burst discovered 3 billion light-years away By Ben Turner published 9 June 22 Astronomers traced the mysterious object to a dwarf galaxy 3 billion light-years away.
James Webb Space Telescope hit by large micrometeoroid By Meghan Bartels published 9 June 22 NASA's next-generation space observatory has sustained its first noticeable impact less than six months after launch, but the agency isn't too concerned.
Watch a glorious 'Strawberry Supermoon' burst into the sky on June 14 By Brandon Specktor published 9 June 22 How to watch the June full moon, a supermoon known as the Strawberry Moon, rise on June 14.
Physicists discover never-before seen particle sitting on a tabletop By Robert Lea published 8 June 22 This newly-discovered particle could account for dark matter.
5 planets are lining up in the night sky this month By Stephanie Pappas published 7 June 22 The five visible planets in the solar system will be lined up across the predawn sky this month. Here's how to watch.
Massive, unknown radio structure detected around the universe's brightest quasar By Brandon Specktor published 7 June 22 Two previously unknown radio structures have been detected around quasar 3C273, the first and brightest quasar ever detected.
Venus crossed the sun's face 10 years ago. Most people alive will never see the sight again. By Tom Kerss published 7 June 22 On the 10th anniversary of the last transit of Venus, find out what makes these events so special and what else to look out for during the long wait for the next one.
Moon: Facts about our planet's lunar companion By Adam Mann published 6 June 22 Reference The moon is our constant companion and Earth's only consistent natural satellite.
How long do stars live? By Colin Stuart published 6 June 22 Stars are born amid turbulent clouds, and their deaths can be just as explosive. But how long do stars live? It depends on the size of the star.
Watch the biggest-ever comet outburst spray dust across the cosmos By Stephanie Pappas published 3 June 22 The dust trail from the largest comet outburst on record will be visible to amateur astronomers in late July 2022.
The aliens are all hanging out on Dyson spheres circling white dwarfs, physicist argues By Paul Sutter published 3 June 22 If aliens exist, they do exist, they might be hanging out on Dyson spheres circling the husks of sunlike stars called white dwarfs.
